McCarthy, Heritage banking on pitching

May 16, 2012|By Dave Brousseau, Staff writer

Collectively, the Archbishop McCarthy and American Heritage baseball teams have much in common.

They have already won state and national championships and McCarthy is ranked No. 13 and Heritage No. 14 in the latest Baseball America national rankings. Today, both teams will play in their respective classifications in the state semifinals at Digital Domain Park in Port St. Lucie.

Heritage (25-4) plays Tampa Jesuit (28-1), the No. 1-ranked team in the country by Baseball America and ESPNHS Powerade Fab 50 poll at 4 p.m., while McCarthy (26-4) takes on Lakewood Ranch (23-6) at 7.

Pitching will be the key for the two Broward County teams if they expect to play for state titles on Friday.